Per was born in 1984 in Malmö, Sweden, and received lessons at an early age from Björn Lovén, solo trumpeter of the Malmö Symphony Orchestra.
Later, he moved to Karlsruhe, Germany, where he spent six years studying with Professors Reinhold Friedrich, Edward H. Tarr, and Laura Vukobratovic.
At the age of 22, Per won the audition for the position of stand-in solo trumpeter with the Malmö Symphony Orchestra. He held this position for four years, from 2007 to 2011.
In 2010, he succeeded in the audition for solo trumpeter with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, and has held this position since January 2011.
During the 2015-16 season, he served as solo trumpeter with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. At the same time, Per studied soloist classes under Professor Håkan Hardenberger in Malmö, Sweden.
Per was appointed as a lecturer in trumpet at the Gothenburg State Music School in 2014, and has since given masterclasses at academies in Vilnius, Lithuania; the Metropolitana in Lisbon, Portugal; trumpet masterclasses on Tenerife during Trumpet Week, Tenerife, Spain; Lilla Akademien in Stockholm; and the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo.
He frequently appears with other orchestras as a guest soloist, such as the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, and NorrlandsOperan Umeå.
Other orchestras he has performed as a solo trumpeter with include the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Swedish Opera, Sveriges Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, KlangForum Wien, and the Gothenburg Opera Orchestra.
Soloist engagements include repertoire from 20th-century France, such as works by Jolivet, Alfred Desenclos (who he premiered in Sweden after its composition in 1954), and Tomasi; concerts by Swedish composers Rolf Martinsson and Jan Sandström; Baroque repertoire by W. A. Mozart, Hertel, Telemann, Marcello, among others; chamber music repertoire including Jolivet, Stravinsky, Skalkottas, Ives, Cage, Hindemith, and more.
Per performs regularly with percussionist Martin Ödlund and has performed André Jolivet’s substantial 7-movement “Heptade” at numerous chamber concerts, such as at Klubb Krinolin in Malmö and Stenhammarsalen in Gothenburg’s chamber music series.
Frontside Chamber Music Association has existed since 2019 and is largely driven by volunteer efforts, but we are highly dependent on additional financial sponsors and fundings. All contributions are used to engage fantastic musicians, rents of venues and all other things that make the festival a magical experience.
If you are interested in chamber music that goes beyond the ordinary, you should become a member! As a member, you are invited to the association’s annual meeting and participate in electing the board. You can also suggest activities for the association, thereby influencing future festivals and other events we organize. You also have the opportunity to volunteer during the festival, allowing you to enjoy wonderful chamber music without paying an entrance fee.
How do I become a member and support Frontside? Submit your information in the form below and pay the membership fee, and we will register you as a member immediately. Please also indicate which chamber music you love the most. Together with your personal information, this helps us better understand who our members are. How we handle your information can be read under the GDPR section.
You renew your membership every fall term – we’ll remind you! Alternatively, you can purchase a lifetime membership and thus become a permanent member with a one-time fee.
If you join as a new member in the spring, your payment also covers the following year’s membership.
How do I do it and what does it cost? You can pay the membership fee to Bankgiro 5318-7969 or via Swish 123 356 63 95. Always include your name and, if paying via bankgiro, your mobile number.
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For requests, feedback, and additional information, fill in your message in the form at the bottom or send an email to info@frontside-festival.se
The General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR, came into force within the EU on May 25, 2018.
How does Frontside handle its membership register? In our membership register, we store your name, address details, email address, phone number, and birth year. If you leave the association, we will retain your information for a maximum of seven (7) years before deleting it.
Who has access to my information? We register your details digitally in our membership register. Only you (first party) and individuals with trusted roles in the association (second party) have access to your information. No information is shared with third parties.
You can request to see what information we have collected about you at any time.
Validity? By becoming a member of the association, you enter into an agreement regarding which information about you can be stored with us and who has access to this information, as described above. This agreement is valid indefinitely, as long as you are a member of the Frontside Chamber Music Association.
Do I have the right to have my information deleted? According to GDPR, you have the right to have your information deleted, but you will also lose your membership in the association. To request this, send an email to info@frontside-festival.se and ask for your stored information to be deleted.
